Experiments

Below are interactive experiments that can be
used to teach all ages about the art and science
of space-based
remote sensing. The experiments focus on how
NASA uses remote sensing to study how and why
the Earth changes.

The following two activities are designed for
teachers to use in classrooms as supplementary,
interdisciplinary
units. Mission: Biomes is especially
appropriate for grades 3 through 8, and is
designed to be interactive
and self-correcting which will allow each
student to work at his or her own pace.

The Image Composite Explorer is designed to be an
easy first step into the realm of Earth system
science,
image processing, data analysis, and satellite
remote sensing via your web browser. ICE is a
java applet
with several modes for analysing remote sensing
data, including color image composites with
multiple
wavelengths, display of time series,
mathematical functions between multiple
datasets, and analysis tools such
as scatterplots and historgrams.